Melyan Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Melyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 480 | 1:6,105 | 550 |
| Russia | 164 | 1:878,799 | 70,339 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Melyan (188) may also be a first name.
Melyan Demographics
Melyan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Melyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melyan (Georgian: მელიანი, Russian: Мелян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 445,853rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,526,204 people. The surname Melyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Melyan live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Armeno-West Asia. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 188 people.
The last name is most numerous in Armenia, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 6,105. In Armenia Melyan is most common in: Tavush Province, where 46 percent live, Yerevan, where 39 percent live and Gegharkunik Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Armenia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Melyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melyan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Melyan last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Melyan last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Melyan last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
Melyan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,072 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melyan in the Georgian language | ||
| მელიანი | meliani | 72.73 |
| მელიან | melian | 27.27 |
| Melyan in the Russian language | ||
| Мелян | melan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melyan
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